Handgrip strength is associated with suicidal thoughts in men: Cross-sectional analyses from NHANES.
Scand J Med Sci Sports
; 30(1): 92-99, 2020 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the association between handgrip strength and suicidal thoughts in a representative sample of the US adult population using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). POPULATION ANDMETHODS:
Data from two waves of NHANES (2011-2014) were aggregated. Handgrip strength in kilogram (kg) was defined as the maximum value from the dominant hand. Suicidal thoughts were assessed using one question "Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the followingproblem:
Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way?" and dichotomized to no (not at all) and yes (several days/ more than half the days/ nearly every day). Sex-specific logistic regressions were carried out to analyze associations between handgrip strength and suicidal thoughts.RESULTS:
Data on total of 8903 adults (mean age 47.4 ± 0.4 years) were analyzed. Each 5kg increase in handgrip strength was associated with a 16% reduced odds of having suicidal thoughts (0.84, 95% CI 0.74-0.95) among the overall male population. These associations were stronger in male aged 20-39 years (0.83, 95% CI 0.70-0.98), and 40-64 years (0.73, 95% CI 0.63-0.85). In contrast, no associations were observed in females of all age groups.CONCLUSIONS:
Males younger than 65 years old with low handgrip strength are significantly more likely to have suicidal thoughts demonstrating a dose-response relationship. Future research is required to confirm/refute our findings and establish if strength interventions can reduce suicidal thoughts.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Fatores Sexuais
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Força da Mão
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Ideação Suicida
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article